370 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781780229140
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date: 24 September 2015
Description
She comes in the night. She looks into your eyes. One by one, she has taken us all. For generations they have died young, and now fifteen-year-old Iris and her father are the last of the Villarca line. Confined to their lonely mansion on Dartmoor,...
Community Reviews Summary of 230 reviews
Moods
mysterious 77%
emotional 54%
sad 54%
tense 29%
challenging 22%
reflective 16%
adventurous 6%
Pace
medium 34%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 46% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuseModerate
Suicide, Animal death, Body horrorMinor
Infertility370 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781780229140
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date: 24 September 2015
Description
She comes in the night. She looks into your eyes. One by one, she has taken us all. For generations they have died young, and now fifteen-year-old Iris and her father are the last of the Villarca line. Confined to their lonely mansion on Dartmoor,...
Community Reviews Summary of 230 reviews
Moods
mysterious 77%
emotional 54%
sad 54%
tense 29%
challenging 22%
reflective 16%
adventurous 6%
Pace
medium 34%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 46% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 40% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuseModerate
Suicide, Animal death, Body horrorMinor
Infertility